Xu Xian was led by the young eunuch to a warm room in the back of the palace.
Emperor Jiayu stood in front of the window. Outside the window, the sky was high and the moon was small. He could see the entire Chang 'an City through the hazy fog.
"Your Majesty, Xu Xian is here!"
"Let him in!"
"Subject Xu Xian greets Your Majesty. Long live, long live!"
Emperor Jiayu turned his head. "Dispense with the formalities!" Then he waved his hand and ordered everyone to leave.
Xu Xian stood in the same place with his hands by his side. This was the first time he was able to observe this emperor at such a close distance.
At this moment, Emperor Jiayu was not wearing his luxurious bright yellow dragon robe. Instead, he was dressed in casual clothes.
If it wasn't for his imposing manner, with his white hair and beard, he would look no different from an ordinary old man.
Emperor Jiayu said pleasantly, "Xu Xian, do you know why I asked you to come?"
"Is it because of alchemy?"
Emperor Jiayu did not expect him to be so honest. "It seems that you have already met your master."
Xu Xian said calmly, "Yes, I have!"
Emperor Jiayu asked calmly, "Did he instruct you on anything?"
"Master wants to refine the Golden Elixir of Dragon and Tiger. He asked me to get the two herbs needed. One is called the Purple Dragon King Ginseng, which is in my hometown, Hangzhou. The other is called the Seven Illuminated Ganoderma, which is in the depths of the Great Sea Trench!"
"Good, good!"
Emperor Jiayu appeared slightly excited. He twirled his beard and paced around the room. Suddenly, he revealed a look of doubt. "I heard that even the best fisherman can't dive into the depths of the sea. It won't be easy for you to get it?"
"I have made some progress in Taoism, so I can go into the sea. However, Master said that he has other instructions, so I will first return to Qiantang to get the Purple Dragon King Ginseng. After I ask Master, I will go into the sea to get the medicine!"
Emperor Jiayu said, "Good. If you complete these two tasks, I will also reward you!
Although it is an official title, I will not be stingy.
I just want to ask you, when did you start cultivating, and what have you achieved? Can, can you live forever? "
Xu Xian smiled and sighed in his heart. Just now in the palace hall, he had said that official titles could not be given easily, but now he was not stingy. However, he could understand the old man's feelings. All the rules and regulations were fake, the real thing was to be able to live a few more years.
The Emperor did not need hungry soldiers. Today's reward was only a sweetness. In the future, when he refined the pill, it would be a great fortune.
Although he didn't care much about fame and fortune, he didn't hate it either. He just thought of it as stealing. His original intention was to repay Daoist Master Taiyin's kindness. Whoever the Daoist Master Taiyin refined pills would be given to had nothing to do with him.
He then told Emperor Jiayu about his encounter with the Immortal Taiyin and how he was taught the Dao. Of course, he hid the details and emphasized on the dangers involved so that Emperor Jiayu would not have the misconception that cultivation was very simple. Finally, he said, "I am still far from immortality. At most, I have an extra hundred years of life."
He had obtained the cultivation method of the dragon race. Although he was confident that he could live for several hundred years in one go, he couldn't speak too confidently.
Emperor Jiayu's eyes lit up as he listened. For an old man with one foot in the grave, what could be more attractive than a hundred years of life? More importantly, he had seen a real example, an example of an ordinary person living a long life. It was like a patient who was still worried after hearing the doctor's boastful words, but when he saw that other patients with the same illness had been cured by this doctor, he immediately became a hundred times more confident.
Emperor Jiayu patiently asked about the details, and Xu Xian answered them one by one in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. In the end, he even showed off a few of his skills, showing his superhuman nature of wearing his underwear on the outside. However, he still retained enough respect for Emperor Jiayu. After all, in the human world, he still had the status of a ruler and a subject.
Xu Xian was not an arrogant scholar who looked down on nobles and officials. For those arrogant scholars, nobles and officials were actually special, worthy of being looked down on and invited to become famous. However, for Xu Xian, they were all the same. Whether it was an emperor or a commoner, first and foremost, they were all living people. There was no special contempt, no special respect, and no special respect. There was no harm in looking at them as equals.
In Xu Xian's previous life, there was a saying: If you want to be a grandfather, you must first be a grandson. However, he often felt puzzled. Wasn't it better to not be a grandson and not be a grandfather?
Otherwise, in the future, when would this grandson come to an end?
Right now, in front of this person, he was arrogant and bossy, and then in front of that person, he was subservient and fawning. At the end of the day, who would have any real dignity to speak of?
Even if he accidentally became the grandfather of the grandfather, would he be able to find back the dignity he had once left behind?
While walking in the human world, some human etiquette was inevitable. However, it was still the same saying, there was no harm in looking at others as equals. There was no need to intentionally break the etiquette to show off, and even more so, one should not rigidly adhere to it. Why not just treat it as a rare opportunity to experience this special transmigration?
This was also the biggest difference between Xu Xian and ordinary people. For example, people like Prince Liang and Prince Pan, in the end, they could not help but indulge in this human world.
However, Xu Xian was sailing on this human world, enjoying the scenery on both sides of the river, looking at the Jianghu from afar, and observing the height of the temples. He was just sailing with the current, and his heart was not stagnant. However, he was much more carefree than the true "immortal of poetry" in history, who "refused to board the ship when the Emperor called". This was because Li Bai was ultimately begging the Emperor. Once he was disheartened, he could not help but sigh at his own misfortune.
Time passed quickly, and when Emperor Jiayu finally let Xu Xian off, the Jasper Forest Banquet was already over, but it also helped Xu Xian avoid many social engagements.
The gold medal was cast, and Zhong Kui's portrait was also framed. Both were bestowed to Xu Xian, and Xu Xian could only sigh at the efficiency of the palace craftsmen.
Emperor Jiayu instructed, "If you have any urgent matters, take this token and directly enter the palace to see me!" The so-called urgent matters, of course, referred to matters related to immortality.
After thanking the Emperor, Xu Xian hurried back to the main hall.
The hall was already empty, and the scholars had all left. Pan Yu was still leaning against a pillar, waiting in the same spot. When she saw Xu Xian come out, she smiled at him, and when he came to her side, they walked out side by side. It was so natural that it was as if they were one.
The Pan family's carriage was waiting outside the palace gates. After the two of them boarded the carriage, Xu Xian told her what had just happened, and then took out the newly obtained gold medal. He laughed and showed it off in front of Pan Yu, "A gold medal, a gold medal!
You've never seen it before, have you grown eyes? "
Pan Yu rolled her eyes at him, helpless against his occasional outbursts of childishness.
"Quick, let me see it." She was also very curious about the gold medal.
Xu Xian casually handed the gold medal to Pan Yu, pulling her into his embrace. The tip of his nose went into her fine black hair, lightly smelling the fragrance of her hair.
Pan Yu peacefully lay in Xu Xian's embrace, playing with the gold medal in her hand. Sure enough, the words that Emperor Jiayu had said were engraved on the gold medal. The four sides were engraved with the image of a coiling dragon, and the bottom was decorated with golden tassels woven from yellow silk.
This item was truly priceless. Even if a prince saw this, he would have to respectfully bow to it.
Xu Xian suddenly asked, "Mingyu, do you think I can eat and drink for free with this gold medal?"
This gold medal reminded him of the famous poet Li Bai's "Eat and Drink for Free". With that gold medal, no matter where he went, he could eat and drink for free, and he could even use the treasuries of various places to withdraw money. It was simply the ancient version of the "One Card". Moreover, he could use it without limit, but he didn't know if his card had this function.
Pan Yu revealed a helpless expression and said, "Are you planning to use this gold medal to eat and drink for free?"
A dignified Immortal Poet's first question after receiving the gold medal was actually to ask if he could eat and drink for free. If other people knew this, it would be hard to imagine what kind of expression they would have.
"If you really want to do this, no shop owner would dare to ask you for money."
Xu Xian's eyes widened, with an expression that said, "You're looking down on me too much." "How could that be? It's enough for me to eat and drink for free with you. Why would I need this broken gold medal!" Back in Hangzhou, he had eaten a lot of free food with Pan Yu.
Pan Yu couldn't help but smile. She stretched out a jade hand and gently caressed Xu Xian's cheek, sighing, "If only I could let you eat and drink for free forever. Unfortunately, I don't need it anymore."
Xu Xian looked into her eyes and said seriously, "I still need it now!" He lowered his head and gently bit Pan Yu's beautiful ear.
Pan Yu glared at him, but she didn't resist. She gritted her teeth and endured the strange taste.
After a while, Xu Xian raised his head and exaggeratedly said, "The fragrance lingers in your mouth, and the aftertaste is endless."
Pan Yu blushed and couldn't help but elbowed him.
Xu Xian held Pan Yu's hand that was holding the gold medal. He looked at the small gold medal and fell into deep thought again. After a while, he asked the second question after receiving the gold medal, "Mingyu, do you think this gold medal is made of pure gold?"
Could it be that the value of the gold medal lies in this?
Pan Yu couldn't be bothered to answer this question. She resolutely replied, "I don't know!"
Xu Xian, on the other hand, was seriously considering it, "The Emperor is so rich, so it should be pure. However, I heard that pure gold is pure gold, but this piece is bright gold." She pinched her nose and said, "Even if you don't say it, I can still test it out!"
"En, don't!"
Before Pan Yu could stop him, she saw Xu Xian happily put the gold medal in his mouth, bit it hard, and took it out to take a look.
Pan Yu saw that there were two lines of teeth marks on the gold medal. She was speechless for a while.
Xu Xian had a headache again, "Do you think the teeth marks are gold, or the teeth marks are not gold?"
The waiters on TV liked to do this. It was mainly used to express their surprise at the huge wealth. Moreover, they didn't bite out fake gold. However, they didn't explain in detail what was considered real gold, which made Xu Xian very sad. "The TV dramas nowadays are really irresponsible!"
Most importantly, he had forgotten that if he bit down hard, he could even leave teeth marks on steel that had been tempered a hundred times.
Pan Yu took the gold medal and reprimanded, "It's a gift from the emperor. Whether it's damaged or lost, it's a crime of disrespect. If it's found out, it'll be troublesome!" This was very different from the gold, pearls, and jade that were given out at the banquet.
Xu Xian said, "This … Can't it be fixed?"
The gold spiritual power was injected into the gold medal. It recalled the shape of the gold medal just now, and the teeth marks on the gold medal gradually disappeared.
"Prince Xu's power is boundless, okay?"